Noia  announced today that former co-host of CTV’s Canada AM, Seamus O’Regan, will be the moderator for The Leaders Panel at this year’s Noia’s Conference, on Friday, June 20^th at 10:30 a.m. at the St. John’s Convention Centre.  The panel will feature former Newfoundland & Labrador Premiers Danny Williams and Brian Tobin who have helped shape the past and paved the way for the future of the industry.

Seamus O’Regan is the former co-host of CTV’s Canada AM, Canada’s #1 national morning show. Born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, and raised in Goose Bay, Labrador, Seamus studied politics at St. Francis Xavier University and University College, Dublin; marketing strategies at INSEAD, the international business school near Paris; and received his Masters of Philosophy degree from the University of Cambridge. Seamus became the first journalist to be named to Canada’s “Top 40 Under 40,” and he was named to Maclean’s magazine’s 100 “Young Canadians to Watch” in the new century. 

For more details on the Noia 2014 Conference, visit: www.noiaconference.com.

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About Noia (Newfoundland & Labrador Oil & Gas Industries Association)
Established in 1977, Noia is Canada's largest offshore petroleum association with more than 600 members. Noia’s members provide products and services for the petroleum industry and associate members represent operators, trade associations, educational institutions and government bodies.

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Deborah Inkpen, Vice-President, Communications & Policy, Noia
Tel: 709-758-6617 / Cell: 709-691-2208/ deborah.inkpen@noia.ca

Marilyn Buckingham, Communications Coordinator, Noia
Tel: 709-758-6619 /mbuckingham@noia.ca